Biography of Vincenzo Boccia

Year of birth: 1964 Vincenzo Boccia was born in Salerno in 1964. He graduated in economics, he became ceo of Arti Grafiche Boccia Spa, the family firm that operates in the graph. Enters Confindustria in the early 1990s, actively participating in the Group of young entrepreneurs; a regional leader of the youth of Campania and President of under 40 of Salerno, in 2000 is chosen as national youth Vice-President by Edoardo Garrone.

Vincenzo Boccia in the years 2000

In 2003 he was elected regional President of Piccola Industria della Campania, becoming National Vice-President two years later. He was appointed national Chair of small industry in 2009, and automatically becomes even-of law-Vice President of Confindustria. In addition, Vincenzo Boccia enters the Reform Commission that draws the new organisational structure of the system, chaired by Carlo Pesenti, and afterwards was chosen as a member of the Committee for the implementation of the reform Pandey that has the task of rewriting federal statute.

The years 2010 and election as President of Confindustria

Starting from 2010, as Chairman of the small industry, Vincenzo Boccia pays considerable attention to finance for enterprise and to the issue of access to credit; in the same year, he became the number one of the Advisory Board for small and medium-sized enterprises at Borsa Italiana. In 2015 it is proposed his name for the election of the new President of Confindustria planned the following year: to advance his candidacy is, in particular, the Presidential Committee of small industry. On 31 March the 2016 Vincenzo Boccia was elected National President of Confindustria, succeeding Giorgio Squinzi and overcoming competition from Alberto Vacchi: conquest 100 votes (out of a total of 198 members of the General Council, called to express their preference by secret ballot) and, according to the new statutes adopted by the Confederation of viale dell'astronomia, will remain in Office for four years.

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